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Ten years ago March 14, 2012 The public is invited to a program about the American West, featuring Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue, is sponsored by Humanities Washington through its state-wide Speakers Bureau. The theme of the series is “Lasso Our Heritage: Cowboys and Cowgirls in Story and Song”. Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce recognized the achievements and efforts of three organizations at the annual awards banquet Saturday at Spinners Maple Hall. Twenty-five years ago March 12, 1997 Sup...
David F. Feider January 17, 1942-September 4, 2021 The family of David Francis Feider of Renton, Wash., is saddened to announce his passing in the early hours of Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the age of 79 years. Dave was the second son born to Agnes and Paul in Pomeroy, Wash. on January 17, 1942. He spent his childhood years there attending Holy Rosary School and graduating from Pomeroy High School where he played basketball several years. While growing up in eastern Washington, Dave...
POMEROY–The School Board approved the end of required masking for students and personnel as March 21 during the meeting February 22. The Pomeroy School District (PSD) board of directors determined an end date for the mask mandate in both high and elementary schools at their meeting on February 22. Masks will not be required after March 21. The board also discussed an update to the coaches’ renewal policy. Coaching contracts will become yearly, with the position opened every three years. Cur...
Editor's Note: Later this year, following completion of further study of the Lower Snake River Dam system, the governor and U.S. Senator Patty Murray will issue a report on the possibility of dam removal. OLYMPIA–Governor Jay Inslee and Senator Patty Murray announced in October, 2021, a joint federal-state process to determine whether there are reasonable means for replacing the benefits provided by the lower Snake River dams (LSRD), sufficient to support dam breaching as part of a salmon r...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed a Rock Royalty Payment and Quarry Site contract with Tom Schuster for the use of the Schuster rock pit at their meeting on February 28. The contract is for six years. The county will pay 45 cents a ton for aggregate and 60 cents a yard for pit run. Commissioner Justin Dixon brought Governor Inslee’s Lower Snake River Dam Benefit Replacement Study to the board’s attention. The study is to determine the benefit of dam removal. “Thir...
POMEROY–A Pomeroy Economic Forum proposed a signage project with an estimated fundraising goal set at $25,000 during the quarterly meeting held at the Pataha Flour Mill on February 22. The forum, sponsored by the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce, focused on discussing a cohesive sign project. The project proposes 12 signs pointing out attractions and city building assets. Signs would begin in the west by the Pomeroy Cemetery and continue along Main Street to end in the east by the Pataha Flour M...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District announced that the county has zero active cases of Covid-19 at the time of their meeting on February 28. The number of people who have been going to the Garfield County Memorial Hospital to be tested has also decreased dramatically. Health District Administrator Martha Lanman stated that she believed the home tests recently distributed in the community have played a role in bringing the testing numbers down. The Health District passed Resolutions 2...
“Never get a mime talking. He won’t stop.” – Marcel Marceau...
To the editor, The citizens of the USA and those who love freedom and democracy have a common enemy and his name is Vladimir Putin. A Soviet Union KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before resigning in 1991 to enter politics and after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1996 he joined President Boris Yeltsin’s administration where he served as director of the FSB, the KGB’s successor agency, and then as prime minister. He became Acting President on 31 December 1999, when Yeltsin res...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) announced a planned open public meeting at their monthly meeting on February 22. The meeting will discuss a Human Services Transport Plan, and is set for March 24. The purpose is to survey the community members and entities about the transportation needs of Pomeroy. The CTA also discussed their building project plans that have been in the works for many months. County Engineer Grant Morgan and CTA Manager Rachel Anderson have a m...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) presents “Faking the Famous Painting and Fabric” at a Carol Wildman sponsored reception Thursday, March 10 at 5 p.m. The BMAG will feature adult artist John Zillich and Junior art from Maureen Scoggin’s third, fourth and fifth grade students at the March and April art show in March and April. An open house reception sponsored by Carol Wildman will be offered to the public on March 10. Come and partake in the conversation, lovely eats and a variety of art throughout the gallery....
Garfield County District Court, Judge Tom Cox February 3, 2022 Adam S. Phelps, of Pomeroy, was convicted by jury, after a one-day trial, of Violation of a No Contact Order and Violation of an Anti-Harassment Order, both gross misdemeanor offenses. A sentencing hearing occurred on February 9, 2022 where Phelps was sentenced to 30 days of jail followed by 24 months unsupervised probation. February 9, 2022 Klynn Lockard, of Pomeroy, pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor offense of Operating a Vehicle without an Ignition Interlock Device....
Harold Morgan, Jr. October 21, 1936–February 14, 2022 Harold Morgan, Jr. passed away on February 14, 2022 with his family by his side from complications of Covid. Harold (known by his family as Gene or Eugene) was born in Pomeroy, Wash. to Harold and Florence Morgan on October 21, 1936. Harold graduated from Pomeroy H.S. and married Virginia Oldenburg. They were blessed with five children but lost one son shortly after birth. Harold worked on several farms after graduation but had the o...
Emma Sue Kelly August 24, 1934–February 7, 2022 Sue Kelly left this earth for her eternal home Monday, February 7, 2022. Emma Sue Whittaker was born to Clarence and Mary Whittaker on August 24, 1934. She graduated from Lawrenceville Township High School in 1952. She played sports as a member of the Girls Athletic Association (GAA), sang in the choir and was a member of the Tomahawk School paper. Sue married her high school sweetheart, Tom Kelly, on June 20, 1952, in Lawrenceville, Ill. They m...
Ten years ago March 7, 2012 The modernization project at Pomeroy High School has required a lot of creativity in dealing with the inconvenience of completely moving out of the building, including the cafetorium. But kitchen manager Marcia Ruchert perhaps had to utilize the most creativity to provide hungry students breakfast before school and the noon meal, all without the benefit of a kitchen. Marcia, with the help of Gin Jenkins and Rose Scoggin, provides about 35 breakfasts and 215 lunches us...
POMEROY–The All-Class Reunion planning committee is formalizing plans to hold the 2022 reunions at the Dick Brown Building at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Friday, June 10 at 11 a.m. After the cancellation of two reunion events, 2020 and 2021, the Pomeroy All-Class Reunion planning committee are making plans which will include considerations for those COVID safety requirements at the time of the event. A program to recognize classes who missed their 50- and 60-year reunions the past two years will be honored with the current 50- and 6...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 board (GCFD) approved $195,129.03 to purchase a new wildland truck, three new EMT/FF hires and other pending business. The board approved the purchase of the wildland truck for $189,129.03, and an additional $6,000 for incidentals, if needed. The truck, according to the minutes by DeeDee Weymouth, District Secretary/EMT-1 and discussed at the previous meeting on February 8, will be constructed using a Ford chassis and most likely a 6.7-liter Powerstroke engine, which, according to information f...
POMEROY–High scores and high weather change were exhibited at the seventh week at the Camas Prairie Shoot Competition here over the last weekend. Weather provided mixed conditions which proved a major problem for the Pomeroy Gun Club Juniors during week seven Saturday, February 19. Even more was experienced by the Adults, who shot through about every kind of weather Mother Nature could offer Sunday, February 20, but good scores prevailed. During the Saturday shoot, the 12-year-old and younger Youth were led in the 16-yard event by the scores o...
By Naomi Scoggin East Washingtonian Reporter POMEROY–The Pomeroy Homeschool Community met to create Valentines cards for Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) elderly residents at a party on February 14. The Pomeroy Homeschool Community, a group created to encourage homeschooling parents and children, created cards that were painted with watercolor paints, and homeschoolers used salt and wax to create special effects. The cards were taken to the GCHD, to be given to elderly patients. A...
POMEROY–The St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper is planned on March 1 at 5–7 p.m. The event will take place at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church located at 7th and High Street in Pomeroy March 1 at 5 p.m. If a person is unable to attend, orders can be placed for delivery by calling 509-566-7051 or 425-791-2655. For full details, see advertisement in this edition....
“Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.” – P. J. O’Rourke...
Recently, a group of high school students asked the Sammamish City Council to adopt a resolution calling for the destruction of the Snake River Dams. Here is the letter I sent to the councilmembers and the students outlining some of the problems with the information in a PowerPoint provided to the students by anti-dam activists. Since this addresses many of the current arguments being made by those who want to destroy the dams, I thought I would share my letter. I was very gratified to have a...
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce two Employees of the Month for December, Larry Smith and Kurt Miller. This week will feature Larry Smith who was nominated by his co-workers for being an excellent employee. His peers were quoted saying, "He is a great asset to Garfield County Hospital District." Larry was born in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., raised in Puyallup and graduated from Governor Rodgers High School in 1983. One of Larry's first jobs after graduation was working seasonally...
February is always pink. When I was in elementary school, we had a bulletin board that got changed each month. It had events and other special pieces of information on it, but February was always themed pink, red, and white. Why? Valentine’s Day, of course. It’s almost like there was nothing of note in the whole month except a relatively minor holiday about romance. What a bummer for an eight-year-old boy! Who needs all that lovey-dovey mush? That’s girl stuff! If you are in love, Valentine’s Day might be great (or stressful!), but if you are...